LosD & Josh, I have done what you guy's are proposing to do. It makes the carbs allot easier to work on for sure. What I ended up doing, after I tried to re-tune them myself, was to get a set of XS John's needle's. I had gotten bigger pilot & main jet's, And the Canadian needle kit's, only to find a big flat spot in the upper rpm range, & fuel economy went way down. After installing John's set-up, my bitch runs a whole lot better, & fuel mileage is about 50 mpg. My bike is an'80 G model with the BS 34 carbs. Engine is stock, with the XS pod's & Mike's 2-1 header with the taper tip muffler. John's kit is a little pricey, but I feel worth every penny, because they work, & he'll help you with ANY problem's. Even now, with the understanding I've got on these carbs now, I was still having problem's before I did is Needle swap & jet recommendation's. The BS34's are notoriously lean, but it doesn't take allot to get too rich, and possibly cause cylinder wash.
INxs has a good chart posted, esp. on the range of the jet's, and when they kick in and work untill the next kick's in. If you'll notice the pilot work's through the whole rpm range.